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Southern Lakes District

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In the Southern Lakes District in 2021, the largest religious group was Western (Roman) Catholic (22.9% of all people), while 40.1% of people had no religion and 6.1% did not answer the question on religion.

The Southern Lakes District's religion statistics provide an indicator of cultural identity and ethnicity when observed in conjunction with other key variables. Religion data reveal the major concentrations of religions as well as revealing the proportion of people with no religious affiliation. There are a number of reasons for different religious compositions across areas including the country of birth and ethnic background of the population, the age of the population (belief in religion is generally stronger, the older the population) and changes in values and belief systems.

The Southern Lakes District's religion statistics should be analysed in conjunction with other ethnicity statistics such as Country of Birth data and Language Spoken data to assist in identifying specific cultural and ethnic groups.

Please note: Due to changes in ABS rules around perturbation and additivity of data to protect the confidentiality of individuals, counts of individual religion groups and totals derived from them may differ slightly from those published by the ABS.

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Derived from the Census question:

'What is the person's religion?'

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Total population

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Religion - Summary
Southern Lakes District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
Religion totalsNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2001 to 2021
Christian total13,76051.850.919,20279.477.0-5,442
Non Christian total4071.52.72130.91.2+194
Non-classifiable religious belief1080.40.63311.41.5-223
No Religion/secular beliefs10,64940.139.72,69111.112.0+7,957
Not stated1,6266.16.11,7447.28.4-118
Total Population26,550100.0100.024,182100.0100.0+2,367
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Religion - Ranked by size
Southern Lakes District - Total persons (Usual residence)20212001Change
ReligionNumber%Central Coast Council area %Number%Central Coast Council area %2001 to 2021
Western (Roman) Catholic6,08222.921.76,73327.826.6-651
Anglican4,63117.416.88,43134.933.0-3,801
Uniting Church6222.32.41,3545.65.6-733
Christian,nfd5832.22.23431.41.3+239
Presbyterian and Reformed4621.72.08883.74.0-426
Baptist3241.21.54661.92.1-143
Other Protestant2510.90.9860.40.3+164
Pentecostal2280.90.92260.91.0+1
Buddhism1650.61.0830.30.4+82
Seventh Day Adventist1310.50.41190.50.4+11
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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing 2001 and 2021. Compiled and presented by .id (informed decisions).
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Excludes religions with fewer than 10 adherents.

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Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Census of Population and Housing, 2001 and 2021 (Usual residence data). Compiled and presented in profile.id by .id (informed decisions).

Dominant groups

Analysis of the religious affiliation of the population of the Southern Lakes District in 2021 compared to Central Coast Council area shows that there was a similar proportion of people who professed a religion as well as a similar proportion who stated they had no religion.

Overall, 53.4% of the population nominated a religion, and 40.1% said they had no religion, compared with 53.6% and 39.7% respectively for Central Coast Council area.

The largest single religion in the Southern Lakes District was Western (Roman) Catholic, with 22.9% of the population or 6,082 people as adherents.

The major difference between the religious affiliation for the population of the Southern Lakes District and Central Coast Council area was:

  • A larger percentage who nominated Western (Roman) Catholic (22.9% compared to 21.7%)

Emerging groups

The largest changes in the religious affiliation of the population in the Southern Lakes District between 2001 and 2021 were for those who nominated:

  • Anglican (-3,801 persons)
  • Uniting Church (-733 persons)
  • Western (Roman) Catholic (-651 persons)
  • Presbyterian and Reformed (-426 persons)

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